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FirefightersHow the Practical Exam Is Built
Twenty flashcards on how states build the Firefighter I and II practical and written exams.
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- Oklahoma FF I practical: how many skills?
- Six: four mandatory and two random, one from each category.
- Oklahoma: the four mandatory skills?
- PPE and SCBA inspection, donning, ropes and hoisting, one-person ladder raise.
- Oklahoma: when are live fire skill sheets evaluated?
- During training sessions.
- Oklahoma: equipment safety stop versus candidate safety stop?
- Equipment: retest allowed. Candidate: skill failed and out for the day.
- Oklahoma: may an evaluator grade a skill they taught?
- No. They sign that they did not instruct it.
- Washington FF I: minimum skill sheets?
- 12: seven mandatory and five random.
- Washington: is live fire testing required for FF I?
- Yes; it may be held on another day or site.
- Washington: what must live fire props produce?
- Flames and heat, in a controlled setting.
- Pennsylvania FF II stations?
- Six mandatory and two random, under NFPA 1010 Chapter 7 (2024).
- Pennsylvania: gas cylinder or flammable liquid fire station?
- One of the two must be tested.
- Montana: time to finish the FF I test?
- 18 months; 9 months once the school-run part starts.
- Montana: who accredits its certification?
- IFSAC and the Pro Board.
- Montana: who may sign off a skill?
- Someone other than the instructor who taught it.
- Ohio skill sheets: how many tries per station?
- Test 1, Retest 2 and Retest 3.
- Iowa FF I practical?
- Five random skills, pass or fail on 100% of the steps.
- Iowa: tries per skill station?
- Two; the second with a different evaluator.
- Iowa FF I written exam?
- 100 multiple choice questions, 70% to pass, 120 minutes.
- Iowa FF I prerequisites?
- Age 18 or older and Hazmat Awareness and Operations certification.
- Vermont FF I challenge: written exam retake window?
- After 14 days and before 60 days.
- Nebraska FF I: requirements besides the exams?
- Age 18, Hazmat Operations, basic first aid and CPR.
Official sources
Oklahoma State University Fire Service Training
Firefighter I Skill Sheets, NFPA 1010 2024 Edition (01/2026)
Washington State Patrol, Fire Protection Bureau
Firefighter I Skill Sheets and Test Construction Guide (R 1/23)
Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commissioner, State Fire Academy
Firefighter II Skill Stations, NFPA 1010 Chapter 7 (2024)
Montana State University Fire Services Training School
Fire Fighter I Certification Test Documentation Booklet (January 2024)
Ohio Department of Public Safety, Division of EMS
Firefighter I Practical Examination Skill Sheets (EMS 5919, effective November 29, 2023)
Iowa Department of Public Safety, State Fire Marshal
Fire Fighter I (NFPA 1010-2024) Procedures Guide 03-26
Vermont Division of Fire Safety, Vermont Fire Academy
Fire Academy certification and challenge exams
Nebraska State Fire Marshal
FF I Certification Information
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